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You are all here to witness the first, truly un-objective Top Nine I've ever written for this site, thanks to the fact that I have ranked all of my previous Top Nine listings in reverse order not by my favorites (which would be pretty difficult, actually) but by how many views they have (at least as of today).</p> <p>For those uninitiated to annoying numerical lists like these, this means the least viewed (although still respectable) Top Nine comes in at #9, and the most viewed settling down at good old #1.</p> <p>Like usual.</p> <p>So, which will be the top Top Nine and which will be the ninth Top Nine? Read on to find out in this month's: <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2015/02/top-nine-top-nines-of-all-time-as-of.html">Top Nine: Top Nines Of All Time (As Of Right Now)</a></p> <br /><a name='more'></a> <br /><h3><a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2013/01/top-nine-television-theme-songs-besides.html">9. Top Nine: Television Theme Songs (besides "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air")</a></h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T1ivxqb67-4/VNKJwrqIUAI/AAAAAAAAAf8/RK5erAshGmM/s1600/tv-music-670x386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T1ivxqb67-4/VNKJwrqIUAI/AAAAAAAAAf8/RK5erAshGmM/s1600/tv-music-670x386.jpg" /></a></div> <p>Out of the blue, someone remarked to me one day how perfect the theme song to "Parks & Recreation" was for the show. I agreed with them so much that I decided to write a whole Top Nine around the idea of perfect Television theme songs.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">Read it again: <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2013/01/top-nine-television-theme-songs-besides.html">Top Nine: Television Theme Songs (besides "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air")</a></p><br /> <h3><a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-nine-random-christmas-songs.html">8. Top Nine: Random Christmas Songs</a></h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T7WOIIiRIrw/VNKPYKY8HxI/AAAAAAAAAgM/kjHPHlmDMEM/s1600/61271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T7WOIIiRIrw/VNKPYKY8HxI/AAAAAAAAAgM/kjHPHlmDMEM/s1600/61271.jpg" /></a></div> <p>It's really a understatement, but Christmas really does have some of the best, and more importantly weirdest, songs of any holiday. Not that there's many <i>other</i> holiday songs out there, but you know what I mean. Anyway, on this once timely holiday Top Nine, I threw together some of the best, but randomest, versions of Christmas songs the world has to offer, like Bob Marley singing "White Christmas" or guitar pioneer Robert Fripp weirdly working his way through "Silent Night".</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">Read it again: <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-nine-random-christmas-songs.html">Top Nine: Random Christmas Songs</a></p><br /> <h3><a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2013/07/top-nine-favorite-cocteau-twins-songs.html">7. Top Nine: Favorite Cocteau Twins Songs [PART ONE]</a></h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="*" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://fanart.tv/fanart/music/000fc734-b7e1-4a01-92d1-f544261b43f5/artistbackground/cocteau-twins-4fc1e785b2ad1.jpg" width="450" /></a></div> <p>This post, the first of the (so far) only two-part Top Nine, was basically an excuse to listen to my favorite band for two weeks straight. Isn't it great being your own boss?</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">Read it again: <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2013/07/top-nine-favorite-cocteau-twins-songs.html">Top Nine: Favorite Cocteau Twins Songs [PART ONE]</a></p><br /> <h3><a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/05/top-nine-david-bowie-songs-you-probably.html">6. Top Nine David Bowie Songs (You Probably Don't Know)</a></h3><br /> <center><img alt="Top Nine David Bowie Songs (You Probably Don't Know)" src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01438/Singer-David-Bowie_1438473i.jpg" title="Top Nine David Bowie Songs (You Probably Don't Know)" width="400" /></center> <p>One of the earliest Top Nines (giving it an unfair advantage now that I think of it) is an in depth exploration about another of my favorite artists to listen to (and be influenced by): David Bowie. Check it out: there's plenty of great, and relatively unheard, gems in here, </p> <p style="font-size:10px;">Read it again: <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/05/top-nine-david-bowie-songs-you-probably.html">Top Nine David Bowie Songs (You Probably Don't Know)</a></p><br /> <h3><a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/10/top-nine-songs-to-broaden-your-musical.html">5. Top Nine Songs To Broaden Your Musical Horizons</a></h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.imgur.com/GTGKW.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" width="400" src="http://i.imgur.com/GTGKW.png" /></a></div> <p>So much good music that you don't normally hear or even know how to look for. Researching this Top Nine was really great for me musically, to expand my own vocabulary (of music, that is), since I myself used to feel like I was missing out on some great stuff from all over the world. Which I was.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">Read it again: <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/10/top-nine-songs-to-broaden-your-musical.html">Top Nine Songs To Broaden Your Musical Horizons</a></p><br /> <h3><a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/09/top-nine-unexplained-unusual-sounds.html">4. Top Nine Unexplained & Unusual Sounds</a></h3><br /> <center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tattoostime.com/images/86/question-mark-tattoo-inside-ear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="341" width="397" src="http://www.tattoostime.com/images/86/question-mark-tattoo-inside-ear.jpg" /></a></div></center> <p>There's something about unexplained mysteries that really interest me, and that, combined with my passion of sound and audio led me to the easy decision to try capitalize on it by rustling up a half-researched blog post about it. Can't let some interesting, but probably debunked topics get in the way of your monthly listed blog post, can you?</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">Read it again: <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/09/top-nine-unexplained-unusual-sounds.html">Top Nine Unexplained & Unusual Sounds</a></p><br /> <h3><a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2013/03/top-nine-great-and-unknown-soundtracks.html">3. Top Nine: Great and Unknown Soundtracks</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2013/03/top-nine-great-and-unknown-soundtracks.html" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-63rjlWo9FM8/TixhWXw8y5I/AAAAAAAAGms/M16RLifVMuA/s400/World%25E2%2580%2599s+greatest+conductor.jpg" /></a></center> <p>Much like the Top Nine for Television theme songs, this much more expansive Top Nine ventures into the world of cinema, and the coupling of the moving picture with the moving soundtrack. I'm a lover of great movie themes and find that they influence my own work more often than not, so a post detailing my favorites in the world of film was an easy one to create.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">Read it again: <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2013/03/top-nine-great-and-unknown-soundtracks.html">Top Nine: Great and Unknown Soundtracks</a></p><br /> <h3><a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/06/top-nine-reason-tricks-to-keep-it.html">2. Top Nine: Reason Tricks To Keep It Interesting</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1329/573769049_15ad3b15f4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1329/573769049_15ad3b15f4.jpg" width="400" /></a></center> <p>Although over technical and rather niche, this Top Nine about my favorite Reason tricks and tips has endured to become one of the most popular posts on my site. If you aren't a music producer, or you don't use Reason, you won't find much to enjoy in this post, but that hasn't stopped it from being the #2 viewed post of all time.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">Read it again: <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/06/top-nine-reason-tricks-to-keep-it.html">Top Nine: Reason Tricks To Keep It Interesting</a></p><br /> <h3><a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/08/top-nine-websites-for-independent.html">1. Top Nine: Websites For Independent Musicians</a></h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dottedmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/laptop-music-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://dottedmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/laptop-music-small.jpg" width="363" /></a></div> <p>By far (and I mean <i>far</i>) the most popular Top Nine posts I've ever done is this one, about being an musician in the digital age. With nine great websites (and even instructions on how to utilize them) perfect for the aspiring and independent band or solo artist, plenty of people found this article the most riveting on the site, beating out that one time I posted about the Simpsons, which I thought for sure would be a lock. Annoyed grunt.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">Read it again: <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2012/08/top-nine-websites-for-independent.html">Top Nine: Websites For Independent Musicians</a></p><br /> <h3>Conclusion</h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p2aCc1ye54k/VNUiEJsY4NI/AAAAAAAAAiA/GIevDoFjmrg/s1600/500px-No9man.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p2aCc1ye54k/VNUiEJsY4NI/AAAAAAAAAiA/GIevDoFjmrg/s1600/500px-No9man.png" /></a></div> <p>That's it for this month, I hope you liked going through time on this nostalgia trip through numbered lists from long ago. If you'd like to check out all of the Top Nine's I've done over the years, you can find them all <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/search/label/Top%20Nine">HERE</a>.</p> <!--Mailing List Add On--><hr /><p style="font-size:9px; color: grey; font-style: italic;"> Do you like the number nine? You'll find plenty of them in the <a href="http://eepurl.com/kkWRn" target="_blank">UNDOCUMENT MAILING LIST</a>, where you can find lots of numbers, plenty of letters, and music from a guy called UNDOCUMENT. There's .999 of a percent possibility you won't regret it. <a href="http://eepurl.com/kkWRn" target="_blank">Join Today!</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div id="fb-root"></div>
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I've been going to <a href="https://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2015">NAMM</a> for a number of years now and, while I've had a few years that weren't as awesome as I hoped (Pro Tip: Don't go there with a sprained ankle) and I've missed a few years here and there, more often than not, I still look forward to making the journey down to Anaheim and see the many sights and sounds the convention has to offer.</p> <p>But maybe you're undecided? Perhaps you don't know what's in store for you when you visit the wonderful world of NAMM? Well, let me help you overcome your curiosity and fear and get us started with this month's <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2015/01/top-nine-reasons-you-should-go-to-namm.html">Top Nine: Reasons You Should Go To NAMM (If You Can, That Is)</a></p> <br /><a name='more'></a> <br /><h3>9. All The Best Seminars, Demos and Tutorials</h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://chauvetdjblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0566-cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://chauvetdjblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_0566-cropped.jpg" width="600"/></a></div> <p>One of the biggest attractions for NAMM is the countless amounts of tech demos, seminars and product tutorials the bigger companies almost perpetually promote at their booths. Not only is it a great way to check out the newest version of your favorite product and the crazy new shit it can do <i>so much better</i> than last year's model, but a lot of times you get some actual <a href="http://g3.img-dpreview.com/46377E04DA24405384E286BD425E1437.jpg">musicians</a> up there (instead of a <a href="https://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mebnsgWCZV1qh59n0o2_250.gif">salesman</a>) giving some real insight on the gear and actually show you the way they use (<a href="http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/casperelectronics_1.jpg">and abuse</a>) the instruments, hardware and/or software.</p> <p>Also, there's usually these really comfy chairs so you can sit down and give your feet a rest and leaf through all the cool stuff you got in your bags.</p> <br /><h3>8. It's Disneyland Close</h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hispaniclifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Disneyland-Crowd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.hispaniclifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Disneyland-Crowd.jpg" width="600"/></a></div> <p>If you are looking for a break from NAMM and all of its thousands and thousands of people, long lines, unavoidable exhaustion, and $15 hot dogs, all you have to do is leave the convention center, go literally across the street to the most <a href="http://lostmindfoundsoul.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/funny-france-disneyland-for-everyone.jpg">magical place on earth</a> and experience thousands and thousands of people, <a href="http://bestmomstv.com/files/2013/04/Weird-wait-time-at-disneyland-fail.jpg">long lines</a>, unavoidable exhaustion, and $20 hot dogs!</p> <p>Of course, you might <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X5xwZcmfXtE/VAIC-3NmqAI/AAAAAAAApR8/0OQ0GB_xYrw/s1600/vunjgyfht.jpg">reconsider</a> once you find out the ticket prices have gone up a bit since the last time you were there, so you might want to go <i>back</i> across the street and check out the cheaper option and consider buying an 1959 Les Paul instead.</p> <p>You're a <a href="http://www.disneytouristblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Disneyland-Spring-2012_3841.jpg">musician</a>, not some sort of <a href="http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110530194823/scrubs/images/1/1b/8x14_forgetful_JD.png">doctor</a>, for chrissakes.</p> <br /><h3>7. It's Kinda Peaceful There, Sometimes</h3><br /> <center><a href="http://cdn.tinybuddha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Buddha1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://cdn.tinybuddha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Buddha1.jpg" /></a></center> <p>Something funny happens when you cram a ton of people into one place, be it NAMM or Disneyland or whatever; The place can get real strange, real quick.</p> <p>After the excitement of scanning your laminated badge and finally getting inside the convention doors wears off, you've got about an hour of thousands and thousands of people talking, loudspeaker announcements, and random blasts of noise over and over again until it all becomes a wash of white noise and the whole experience ends up like a dream.</p> <p>That's when the fun starts.</p> <p>My mind personally tends to wander, and some how, in some way, the convention floor is a great spot for that. I guess all those retailers want you to be able to imagine yourself playing their newest creations.</p> <p>In any event, it's nice to <a href="https://38.media.tumblr.com/3f6d66acb1e436f7bd7aad03b984d7b2/tumblr_nhwzz8VhdH1u1jozyo1_500.gif">get away from the world</a> sometimes by dumping yourself into a huge swarming mass of it and <a href="https://31.media.tumblr.com/c795407e338d67f3f41a72ed8d1b47de/tumblr_nhxan4CiAm1rpyce7o1_1280.jpg">just relax</a>.</p> <br /><h3>6. For The Weirdnesses & The Oddities</h3> <p>Not just some of the <a href="https://31.media.tumblr.com/6e60ecfb205877069ca742ceadd755ea/tumblr_nhvoe2VBxW1rsxqqio1_500.gif">weirdest people</a> come down to the convention every year to strut and preen and pick up a 2015 D'Addario catalog, but some crazy instruments make it's way down to NAMM as well.</p> <p>In fact, there's a whole website dedicated to "NAMM Oddities" thanks to a kind gentleman by the name of <a href="http://www.otheroom.com/namm/">Barry Wood</a>, who, year after year, consciously decides to wade into the <a href="https://38.media.tumblr.com/eefae4e844092d2a264f92d8792a0302/tumblr_nhx9ibiCiL1rezg5lo1_400.jpg">strange and unusual</a> waters of the convention and sees <a href="https://38.media.tumblr.com/2fddb41b5423a24774eaecbd3a55a0ca/tumblr_nhtrncxpX61u7r2sso1_400.gif">what he can catch</a>.</p> <p>For example, let's take a look at what <a href="https://38.media.tumblr.com/d73fc28f3c058257ef908f2a39c51ecb/tumblr_nhvb9mEsux1rsxqqio1_400.gif">crazy shit</a> he found last year:</p> <center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JrZYmBiKhxk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><span style="font-size:10px; margin-top:-10px;"><i>You spin me right round baby, right round...</i></span></center> <p>And this:</p> <center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.otheroom.com/namm14/images/bridgecraft-d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.otheroom.com/namm14/images/bridgecraft-d.jpg" width="400"/></a></div><br /><span style="font-size:10px; margin-top:-10px;"><i>They wanted a bigger bass sound in the mix</i></span></center> <p>And possibly even this:</p> <center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.otheroom.com/namm14/images/tayble-d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.otheroom.com/namm14/images/tayble-d.jpg" width="400"/></a></div><br /><span style="font-size:10px; margin-top:-10px;"><i>You should see the cassette deck</i></span></center> <p>Although, my favorite, of course, is this:</p> <center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.otheroom.com/namm14/images/elton-d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.otheroom.com/namm14/images/elton-d.jpg" width="400"/></a></div><br /><span style="font-size:10px; margin-top:-10px;"><i>From Elton John's brief cameo in the off-broadway rendition of The Warriors</i></span></center> <p style="font-size:10px;">Very special thanks to Barry Wood &amp; <a href="http://www.otheroom.com/namm/">NAMM Oddities</a></p> <br /><h3>5. You'd Be In California</h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.imgur.com/RsJaPuQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i.imgur.com/RsJaPuQ.jpg" /></a></div> <p>If #8 didn't hammer it home for you, NAMM is in the city of Anaheim, which just happens to be in beautiful <a href="https://33.media.tumblr.com/5ecf39b67f301d2d21fe4bab031db03b/tumblr_nhwmhtRlDP1u63k8go1_500.jpg">Southern California</a>, the most season-less area of the world. Right now, <a href="https://38.media.tumblr.com/3d2a18a4ed34a560a114f8be3295990a/tumblr_nhx80z2h8Y1td8egvo1_500.jpg">Californians</a> are in the middle of a huge drought, so the concept of rain is a distant memory, and snow down near this part of the state is a fable we tell our children to get them to brush their teeth. Right now, it's seventy or so degrees in the middle of January, and that's pretty cold for us, usually. Seriously: no matter what the month is or even the time of day, I guarantee you if you look around in <a href="https://38.media.tumblr.com/d0b4d8aeb12e087fdbc9f0df1fec28b9/tumblr_nhx5bjLRcH1rjeauxo1_500.jpg">Southern California</a>, there will be someone wearing shorts.</p> <p>So look out your window for a moment and ponder your existence, and then <a href="https://33.media.tumblr.com/61076735f6005009048c4b1d60eeaaac/tumblr_nhw5n0d5yI1qkhhuwo1_1280.jpg">look at this</a> live stream taken maybe 15 minutes away from the convention center: <a href="http://www.hbcams.com/live/pier-south.html">HUNTINGTON BEACH LIVE STREAM</a>.</p> <br /><h3>4. There's Schmoozing at the After Parties</h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t.rmncdn.com/blog/2013/04/mad-men-party-flickr_725x377-1365199482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t.rmncdn.com/blog/2013/04/mad-men-party-flickr_725x377-1365199482.jpg" width="500"/></a></div> <p>Since NAMM is one of (if not <i>the</i>) world's biggest music conventions, it stands to reason <a href="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/363/c/d/street_musician_by_neriussel-d57fazt.jpg">a lot of people</a> in the music industry will be in town, ready to see your amazing talent and drive and propel your <a href="https://33.media.tumblr.com/200798958abe92b6839c0dd74d012d78/tumblr_nhr4t8d8Ln1u77sxto1_400.gif">rock star career</a> straight into the groupies and <a href="http://blog.sharkhacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/diet-coke-stacks.jpg">coke</a> phase. Or you might just have <a href="https://38.media.tumblr.com/575f04e2c4fa6a993c967039668ca55f/tumblr_nhqiy0xa7n1rsxqqio1_500.gif">a good time</a>.</p> <p>So where will these <a href="http://cftinternational.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/sad-businessman.jpg">titans of industry</a> lie? On the convention floor? Hardly. We're going to have to <a href="http://cdn5.image.bored.com/thumbnails/subway-wifi-orchestra-brings-street-musicians-together-joint-performance__zero.jpg">go deeper</a>.</p> <p><i>...to the after parties.</i></p> <p>The <a href="http://www.anaheimconventioncenter.com/">Anaheim Convention Center</a> is surrounded by some decent hotels, and almost all of them are, in one way or another, hosting a "after-party"...if you know where to look. Now I am by no means an expert on this, but I don't think I have to do too much convincing to get you to go to a party, right?</p> <p>So get out there and make some friends and hopefully you'll get invited...to your future! Or maybe just a mid-budget hotel room with an empty mini-bar. Either way it's <a href="http://i.usatoday.net/news/gallery/2010/n100330_day/07n100330-pg-horizontal.jpg">your destiny</a>!</p> <br /><h3>3. All The Swaaaaggg</h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/238/133/963.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/238/133/963.png" /></a></div> <p>And I don't mean "<a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=SWAG">swag</a>" I mean "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promotional_merchandise">swag</a>". Although, I suppose the other kind works, too <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTJVlJ25S8c">in some instances</a>.</p> <p>Anyway, I'm talking about <a href="https://33.media.tumblr.com/2f332f909ff41cddae5c1c2122a6ab3c/tumblr_nhs3a9VKVa1schqjqo2_r1_400.gif">the bags and bags of shit</a> you get from parading up and down the hundreds of aisles of merchants who basically <a href="https://33.media.tumblr.com/13ea3da86bc9a0ce88d44dc6e52450ef/tumblr_nbn6pwB31z1td670bo1_500.gif">throw their shit at you</a> until you are out of arm's reach. <a href="https://38.media.tumblr.com/d959ba416c021b7f869eaad70cbcdbf9/tumblr_mz2rbv55yJ1qa9lnvo1_500.gif">That kind of swag</a>.</p> <p>Sure, it's not a gift bag from some <a href="http://ldnfashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/miss-piggy-BAFTAS-2012.jpg">red carpet event</a>, but there's still some choice stuff if you don't keep your expectations too high. Aside from the innumerable amounts of technical manuals and product sheets, you can wrangle some magazines, plenty of stickers, usb drives, pens, buttons, cool shirts, patches, posters, and most importantly <a href="http://www.earth-policy.org/images/uploads/press_room/plastic_bags.jpg">bags to hold all this shit in</a>.</p> <p><i>They've thought of everything!</i></p> <br /><h3>2. Meeting Random (Semi) Famous Musicians</h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.msretailer.com/msr/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Big-Crowd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.msretailer.com/msr/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Big-Crowd.jpg" /></a></div> <p>Yeah, yeah, yeah...I know. This is NAMM we are talking about, of <i>course</i> there are <a href="http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/14236388.jpg">musicians</a> around, for god sakes, it <i>is</i> a musical instrument convention after all. But I'm not talking about your everyday run-of-the-mill part-time cover band bassists or <a href="http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/thumbnail/185792/1/Street-Musician,-1820-22.jpg">bedroom producers</a> (like myself). What I'm saying is there's plenty of well-known artists mixed in with us "normal" people, and if you look lively you might just see a few rock stars mixed in with the 9-to-5er's, sometimes signing stuff, or chatting with sponsors, or more often than not checking their emails on their phone.</p> <p>I mean I don't usually go "star-watching" at NAMM and I still had an awkward exchange with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf8yZOfVLMw">Richard</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SVSs7XOXJs">Devine</a>, nearly got trampled by people scurrying to watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGcxhmiPtko">Carlos Santana</a> play some percussion, I got a T-shirt from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Ojjn35kP8">Mick Fleetwood</a>, and my most awesome NAMM memory of all: watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qwgC1y3gbQ">Joey DeFrancesco</a> and none other than <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nl67fgHBJ4">Jimmy Smith</a> weave a terrifically impromptu organ jam together right on the main floor...until a usher came by and told them to keep it quiet.</p> <p><a href="https://38.media.tumblr.com/f989a7752b17ece5d543905743fe9827/tumblr_nhjilhVAbl1st90q5o1_1280.jpg">Unbelievable</a>.</p> <br /><h3>1. Check Out The Newest Music Gear</h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thebirdfeednyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Musical-Instruments-The-Bird-Feed-1024x790.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://thebirdfeednyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Musical-Instruments-The-Bird-Feed-1024x790.png" width="500" /></a></div> <p>Well, I guess...I mean, if you like musical instruments and...stuff. <a href="http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2011/09/mind_blown.gif">I dunno</a>.</p> <br /><h3>Conclusion</h3> <p>With all that being said, the NAMM convention is tough to get into (especially now that enrollment is creeping closer and closer) even if you want to go...and then you'd have to be able to update your physical location to <a href="https://31.media.tumblr.com/53add136f7c3b19c75bd318bf87d5efd/tumblr_nd9b09dJiG1u0f7sro1_500.jpg">sunny southern California</a> somehow for a period of time away from your job, family and video games...and if you don't have a job in the music business or a close friend who does, it's pretty pricey...so yeah, I guess not everyone can make it. Sorry to twist the knife, NAMM-missers. There's always next year!</p> <p>Also: Be sure to check out my good friend Volterock's outstanding and overly comprehensive NAMM coverage right <a href="http://volterock.blogspot.com/">here</a>, as well as the Top Nine I published a few years ago about NAMM right <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/top-nine-tales-from-winter-namm-2013.html">here</a>.</p> <p>So, maybe see you on the convention floor! (hopefully)</p> <!--Mailing List Add On--><hr /><p style="font-size:9px; color: grey; font-style: italic;"> When members of NAMM need a break, they love joining the <a href="http://eepurl.com/kkWRn" target="_blank">UNDOCUMENT MAILING LIST</a> which gives them monthly updates, unreleased music, upcoming events and much more about UNDOCUMENT, but very little to do with NAMM itself. 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<div class="fb-like" data-send="false" data-width="400" data-show-faces="true"></div></div>undocumentnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343972488014832451.post-83743071874153111952015-01-01T13:14:00.000-08:002015-01-01T13:14:49.820-08:00Top Nine: Best Sub-Reddits For Independent Musicians <center><a href="http://img.rt.com/files/news/1e/d4/30/00/reddit.si.jpg" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a1c0RMZZlGo/VKW4lgpwjrI/AAAAAAAAAfc/gd_0vLB9ga8/s1600/reddit.si.jpg" width="800"/></a></center> <br /><h3>Introduction</h3> <p>If you are an aspiring, intermediate or even a professional musician, you probably already know about the wonders of Reddit. On the off chance you don't, well let me welcome you to the new website that will persistently eat away the last remaining bit of your free time. But don't get me wrong; You definitely don't have to be a musician to enjoy Reddit- the site is useful for just about everybody. No matter what your interests are, Reddit has you covered.</p> <p>Basically how Reddit works is like a kind of self-filtering forum where the best comments are (usually) brought to the top, and less helpful commenters end up below, making it easy to find some decent information and opinions on what you're looking for.</p> <p>For a long time I've lurked over at Reddit and it's become very helpful for my career in a number of ways. Depending on what I'm up to at the moment, I check into the site and find a wealth of knowledge (some of which I'm looking for and some that I am glad to find randomly) thanks to experts, professionals and especially other musicians who are doing (or have done!) the same thing I'm doing.</p> <p>You get this great community because Reddit is divided into areas of specific interest called sub-reddits, which basically narrows down what you are interested in (anything from music to music making to musicals to modern dance to your favorite books and authors and televisions shows, movies, to whatever you can think of) making the information you get more specific and therefore, more valuable.</p> <p>For example, it's a great place to find out what DAW is most popular nowadays, how to get a specific synth sound, which strings are best for a classical guitar, or if a youtube channel is any good for learning jazz piano. If you don't see what you are looking for, then just submit your own post and get some answers yourself! But the problem is that there's hundreds or even thousands of these sub-reddits, and finding the best ones is often a daunting task made worse by how addictive the site can be.</p> <p>So, let's take a good long look at the best of what Reddit has to offer us music-peddlers in this month's Top Nine: Best Sub-Reddits For Independent Musicians</p> <br /><a name='more'></a> <br /><h3>9. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Music">/r/Music</a></h3><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Music" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rKVKApIufRo/VIZGmZc8OUI/AAAAAAAAAfM/HFOkVF7x0j4/s1600/Top%2BNine%2BReddit.png" width="600"/></a></div> <p>It's a bit like cheating putting this guy on here, basically the grand-pappy of music sub-reddits, but r/music is really the first place to go if you are checking out any type of music at all. It's huge, and not specifically suited for musicians, but still has a tremendous amount of subscribers who love talking about the music they love.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Music">http://www.reddit.com/r/Music</a></p> <br /><h3>8. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/DIYGear">/r/DIYGear</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/DIYGear"><img src="http://dangerousprototypes.com/wp-content/media/2012/01/IMG_6330-W600.jpg"></a></center> <p>A personal favorite of mine; perfect for those musicians who really like to take their instruments and really (I mean really) make em their own. Plenty of plans for making your own instruments and effects as well as feedback and a generally lovely community as well. Perfect for breaking you out of a musical rut.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/DIYGear">http://www.reddit.com/r/DIYGear</a></p> <br /><h3>7. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/MusicTheory">/r/MusicTheory</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/MusicTheory"><img src="http://singingliverpool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Music-Theory-Image.png" width="600"></a></center> <p>A great place to brush up on your Music Theory (or even get started!), r/MusicTheory has a very knowledgeable base of users who can help get you past the circle of fifths and straight into advanced baroque harmony of detuned oboes in no time.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/MusicTheory">http://www.reddit.com/r/MusicTheory</a></p> <br /><h3>6. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AudioEngineering">/r/AudioEngineering</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AudioEngineering"><img src="http://www.belmont.edu/cemb/images/header-aet.jpg" width="600"></a></center> <p>/r/AudioEngineering is a wealth of knowledge for those interested in the behind-the-scenes aspect of recording music and has a lot of great posts sure to help you sit in front of the boards of your next project. There's plenty here to peruse, perfect for the beginning engineer all the way to the advanced producer.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AudioEngineering">http://www.reddit.com/r/AudioEngineering</a></p> <br /><h3>5. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AbletonLive">/r/AbletonLive</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Reasoners">/r/Reasoners</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio">/r/FL_Studio</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Cubase">/r/Cubase</a></h3><br /> <center><img src="http://www.solid-state-logic.com/music/soundscape/images/ss6_g_large.jpg" width="600"></center> <p>Kind of a mess here at number 5, but these four subreddits (and <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Protools">a</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/MaxMSP">few</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Reaper">more</a>) actually are the same idea depending on what software you use to make your music. Incredibly helpful stuff, especially when you are troubleshooting, or trying to find out how to emulate some of your favorite artists, since all of the users who subscribe to these subreddits use the same software as you, and cut out a large chunk of unhelpful information in the process.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AbletonLive">http://www.reddit.com/r/AbletonLive</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Reasoners">http://www.reddit.com/r/Reasoners</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio">http://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Cubase">http://www.reddit.com/r/Cubase</a></p> <br /><h3>4. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction">/r/edmproduction</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction"><img src="http://img0.gtsstatic.com/wallpapers/60964cc09328219f1ab1b198c9470edc_large.jpeg" width="600"></a></center> <p>This really is the sub-reddit to go to if you are interested at all in making any type of electronic music. Check it out for some great tips and tricks no matter what genre, software, or insufficient musical tastes you might have.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction">http://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction</a></p> <br /><h3>3. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/TouringMusicians">/r/TouringMusicians</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/TouringMusicians"><img src="http://cache4.asset-cache.net/xc/177532154.jpg?v=2&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=thkr5Wgp9VFKJoVR5KDearrDTUp8TpJq2UONmwK_eJ41" width="600"></a></center> <p>A great resource not only for planning your next tour, but even for just the next show at your local spot. Great feedback and invaluable information from people who actually perform (and book!) live shows.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/TouringMusicians">http://www.reddit.com/r/TouringMusicians</a></p> <br /><h3>2. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ThisIsOurMusic">/r/ThisIsOurMusic</a> AND <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/TheseAreOurAlbums">/r/TheseAreOurAlbums</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Music"><img src="http://modernmuso.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/redditmusicavatar.png"></a></center> <p>Finally made some music? This is where you get other redditors to listen, critique and hopefully love your newest song/album. Do em a favor and do the same for them, won't ya?</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ThisIsOurMusic">http://www.reddit.com/r/ThisIsOurMusic</a> AND <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/TheseAreOurAlbums">http://www.reddit.com/r/TheseAreOurAlbums</a></p> <br /><h3><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers">1. /r/WeAreTheMusicMakers</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers"><img src="https://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4uc3kTjIZ1r3kktfo1_400.jpg"></a></center> <p>Topping off the list is one of the most active and helpful sub-reddits on the site, r/WeAreTheMusicMakers, a veritable smorgsaborg of interesting music related posts from all over the internet. No matter what you are into, if you like making music, this is your first stop.</p> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers">http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers</a></p> <br /><h3>Conclusion</h3><br /> <p>NOT SATISFIED? HERE'S A GREAT MASTER LIST OF MUSIC SUBREDDITS: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Music/wiki/musicsubreddits">http://www.reddit.com/r/Music/wiki/musicsubreddits</a>. <br />YOU'RE WELCOME.</p> <p>I hope you've gotten some use out of this month's Top Nine post. 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Yes, you! Listen to a sample track here (<a href="https://soundcloud.com/volterock/vocal-hazard-pack-volume-2-demo-free-download-in-description">SOUNDCLOUD</a>) and download (<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download/51c963115ok9937/Volterock+%26+undocument+-+Vocal+Hazard+Pack+Vol+2.zip">HERE</a>).</p> <p>So without any further ado, I present: Top Nine: Best Reason Refills</p> <br /><a name='more'></a> <br /><h3>9. <a href="http://www.moonechoaudio.com/elementseries/">MOON ECHO AUDIO - Element Series Refills</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.moonechoaudio.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/53752a6de4b0aefc671bc01d/t/5457e1e9e4b0d5b75c1084cb/1415045609607/earth_saturated.jpg?format=500w" width="300" /></a></center> <p>Starting off the list is a unique take on refills from <a href="http://www.moonechoaudio.com">Moon Echo Audio</a>, with represents the four separate elements (Earth, Air, Water, Wind) defining the theme of each of their four respective Reason refills.</p> <p>It's something that should warrant a listen (which you can do right on <a href="http://www.moonechoaudio.com/elementseries/">their website</a>), and overall is a refreshing break from the standard instrument/genre template most refills tend to take, and therefore worth a few minutes of your time to check out.</p> <center><p><b>FIND OUT MORE / DOWNLOAD: <a href="http://www.moonechoaudio.com/">MOON ECHO AUDIO - Element Series Refills</a></b></p></center> <br /><h3>8. <a href="http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/products.html">GOLDBABY - Refills [<i>paid/free</i>]</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/products.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/idevice/Resources/gbcart1.gif" /></a></center> <p>Next up we have <a href="http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/index.html">GOLDBABY</a> from New Zealand who has a really nice selection of great drums refills, both vintage all the way to sci-fi, in a plethora of different refills (and many other types of files) ranging in price but worth the cost.</p> <p>But if you aren't quite sure yet, <a href="www.attackmagazine.com">ATTACK Magazine</a> has been gracious enough to present a free sampling of Goldbaby refills when you sign up to their website and receive their newsletter, so if you are on the fence about buying, check this out here: <a href=" http://www.attackmagazine.com/news/free-samples-goldbaby/">FREE SAMPLES (Goldbaby)</a></p> <center><p><b>FIND OUT MORE / DOWNLOAD: <a href="http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/products.html">GOLDBABY - Refills & more!</a></b></p></center> <br /><h3>7. <a href="http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ReFillCollG">Sonic Reality Sonic ReFills Collection Gold</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ReFillCollG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.sweetwater.com/images/items/750/ReFillCollG-large.jpg" width="300" /></a></center> <p>Containing 20 volumes of refills- some pretty wild ones, too- is our #6 entry, <a href="http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ReFillCollG">Sonic Reality: Sonic Refills Gold Collection</a></p> <p>This one hits a lot of different genres and tastes so you might want to test drive it before putting down some cash, but there's a lot of really great gems in there that might just get your creativity going.</p> <center><p><b>FIND OUT MORE / DOWNLOAD: <a href="http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ReFillCollG">Sonic Reality Sonic ReFills Collection Gold</a></b></p></center> <br /><h3>6. <a href="http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/">BITLEY - Fairlight Refills</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Fairlight_green_screen.jpg" width="300"></a></center> <p>Some faithful refills of the oftentimes overlooked, but highly influential and important first sampling synthesizer the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairlight_CMI">Fairlight CMI</a>, comes to use from <a href="http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/">Bitley Sounds And Refills</a>.</p> <p>Not only that, but they sport a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier">Synclavier</a> refill as well, which is mighty damn fine of them, I must say.</p> <center><p><b>FIND OUT MORE / DOWNLOAD: <a href="http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/">BITLEY - Fairlight Refills</a></b></p></center> <br /><h3>5. <a href="https://www.audiobombs.com/">AUDIOBOMBS Refills [<i>free</i>]</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="*" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TqhBaBbHY1w/VFk_6WiAUXI/AAAAAAAAAes/vpSWpfRl1_I/s1600/5.jpg" width="500"/></a></center> <p>Audio Bombs gives us a nice range of refills, covering effects and combinators and everything in between. They seem to be all free, although a few seem to be just demo's, so if you fall in love you might just have to shell out some dough for that synth sound you've fallen for.</p> <p>But overall, a really amazing collection of refills you might not have found elsewhere.</p> <center><p><b>FIND OUT MORE / DOWNLOAD: <a href="https://www.audiobombs.com/?category=Reason%20Refills&q=&sort=">AUDIOBOMBS - Refills</a></b></p></center> <br /><h3>4. <a href="http://www.esoundz.com/details.php?ProductID=1344">Miroslav Refill: Gold Bundle</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://www.esoundz.com/details.php?ProductID=1344" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://www.musicmarketing.ca/images/ik_refil_miroslav_head.jpg" /></a></center> <p>An older choice (but then again, a lot of these choices seem that way), but a good one for filling out your orchestral sound bank, which is necessary no matter what type of music you produce.</p> <p>It's not cheap either, but the Miroslav bundle comes with plenty to take you mind off your thinning wallet, and definitely a solid choice for consideration when looking for some solid strings (and so much more!) sounds for your Reason set-up.</p> <center><p><b>FIND OUT MORE / DOWNLOAD: <a href="http://www.esoundz.com/details.php?ProductID=1344">Miroslav Refill: Gold Bundle</a></b></p></center> <br /><h3>3. <a href="http://nucleus-soundlab.com/products/refills/nucleus-soundlab/pantheon-ii-refill-for-propellerhead-reason-4.html">NUCLEUS SOUNDLAB - Pantheon II Refill</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://nucleus-soundlab.com/products/refills/nucleus-soundlab/pantheon-ii-refill-for-propellerhead-reason-4.html" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://nucleus-soundlab.com/media/k2/items/cache/8fe3e0f34d3083cba6fe73d62a783d7f_L.jpg" /></a></center> <p>Next up, <a href="http://nucleus-soundlab.com/">Nucleus Soundlab</a> gives us the amazing <a href="http://nucleus-soundlab.com/products/refills/nucleus-soundlab/pantheon-ii-refill-for-propellerhead-reason-4.html">Pantheon II</a> refill in our #3 slot. While it's not free, it's still an amazing deal at only $49 dollars, which buys you plenty of new patches and samples.</p> <p>All in all, a rather well thought out refill consisting of over 170 unique Combinators, 240 Thor patches and lots more, it's sure to have something to enhance your next track.</p> <center><p><b>FIND OUT MORE / DOWNLOAD: <a href="http://nucleus-soundlab.com/products/refills/nucleus-soundlab/pantheon-ii-refill-for-propellerhead-reason-4.html">NUCLEUS SOUNDLAB - Pantheon II Refil</a></b></p></center> <br /><h3>2. <a href="http://stereoklang.se/Reason%20refills.html">STEREOKLANG - Reason Refills [<i>free</i>]</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="http://stereoklang.se/Reason%20refills.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://stereoklang.se/img/76t.jpg" /></a></center> <p>A huge collection of refills (some of which double down on other choices on this very list) comes in at #2 from the very good people at <a href="http://stereoklang.se/">StereoKlang</a>. You'll want to spend some time with this one, there's lots of great refills to choose from.</p> <center><p><b>FIND OUT MORE / DOWNLOAD: <a href=" http://stereoklang.se/Reason%20refills.html">STEREOKLANG - Refills</a></b></p></center> <br /><h3>1. <a href="https://shop.propellerheads.se/browse/?product_type=rack-extensions-refills">Propellerheads Official Refill Website</a></h3><br /> <center><a href="https://shop.propellerheads.se/browse/?product_type=rack-extensions-refills" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.capeaudiocollege.co.za/facility/Reason%281%29.jpg" /></a></center> <p>You might have guessed this one early on, but one of the best sites with the best refills is none other than the OG's themselves, <a href="https://www.propellerheads.se/">Propellerheads</a>.</p> <p>Not only do they have talent and money backing each one of these terrific refills, they are intricately thought out and logically designed because they are musicians as well as programmers. And the final products really shine because of it.</p> The best refills, like the <a href="https://www.propellerheads.se/products/refills/reb/">Electric Bass refill</a> or the <a href="https://www.propellerheads.se/products/refills/rpi/">Reason Piano refills</a>, are indispensable no matter what genre you work in, while the terrific Soul School (now in two parts!) refill might be better suited to Soul, Funk and of course Hip-Hop music makers.</p> <p>But the overall best refill for your money, which in this case is <b>none</b> since it's <i>free</i>, is the <a href="https://www.propellerheads.se/download/refills/index.cfm?fuseaction=get_article&article=electromechanical">Electromechanical</a> Refill, which is a delight to use and has been a cornerstone of my own productions for quite a while now. Seriously: If you only pick out one of these refills on this list, it's got to be this one.</p> <center><p><b>FIND OUT MORE / DOWNLOAD: <a href="https://shop.propellerheads.se/browse/?product_type=rack-extensions-refills">Propellerheads Official Refill Website</a></b></p></center> <br /><h3>Conclusion</h3><br /> A few I wanted to put in but couldn't find a place was <a href="https://shop.propellerheads.se/browse/?q=&product_type=rack-extensions-refills&pl=&sub_type=refills&category=&developer=Tom+Pritchard+Sound+Design&sort=date&view=grid">Tom Pritchard's great collection of refills</a>, as well as the <a href="https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/revolver/">Revolver</a> and <a href="https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/virology/">Virology</a> refills, all of which you can get from the official <a href="https://shop.propellerheads.se/browse/?product_type=rack-extensions-refills">Propellerhead refill page</a>. <p>But this is where you guys really get to shine. 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Set Aside More Money Than You Think</h3><br /><center><img src="http://www.chocolatecitygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/recording-studio-mixer-and-microphone-625x300-c.jpg" width="700"></center> <p>Let's get this one out of the way nice and early.</p> <p>While the price to record in professional and semi-professional studios have gone down significantly since the firestorm of home recording that ignited a few years ago, it still is nowhere close to free these days. Typical studios start at $65/hr and can go up (way up) from there, but with a little research that's easy to find out.</p> <p>But what makes it so costly isn't quoted price, the but the tremendous amount of unforeseen circumstances waiting around every corner and threatening to take up most of your valuable (and expensive) time.</p> <p>Problems pop up, performances are lackluster, new directions are taken, and creativity especially seems to foster quite well in the enticing expanse of a well-kept studio where the possibilities are nearly endless.</p> <p>While there are ways to temper your cost and prevent the most basic of missteps (as I discuss below), you will never go wrong preparing for things to take a left turn somewhere and eat into your allotted session time and budget. Believe me, you don't want your recording to be hampered by budget when you run into one snag too many, or, even worse, hit a new plateau of awesomeness that must be cut short.</p> <p>To be safe, you'll want to start setting aside about an extra 50% on top of the quoted price in case things go awry...and you can bet they will.</p> <br /><h3>8. Rehearse...more...again</h3><br /><center><img src="http://gimmeajingle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_5107g3.jpg" width="700"></center> <p>You know how everyone says you're never done practicing your craft? Yeah, well, I'm saying that too...and especially when you are about to record your craft for posterity.</p> <p>But that's fine, you think, you need some time to get the extra money together anyway (as per #9 above). So with good intentions you've scheduled a few practices here and there to "iron the kinks out" before the recording session begins.</p> <p>Well, I'm telling you that just might not be enough. Unless you are an actively touring band with hundreds of shows under its belt, you might need to double down on your rehearsal time and get real intimate with your music.</p> <p>In fact, not only should you know the songs forwards and backwards, you need make sure everyone knows every track without hearing the vocals or guitar solo, (or who knows what) because, thanks to the miracle of modern recording, you probably won't even be tracking them at the same time.</p> <p>On top of that, be sure every musician knows each song so well it comes as second nature, giving special attention to the oft-forgotten intros and outros. Make sure there's no confusion on how you want to start (easy to do) and end (hard to do) each song, because the better everyone understands how they should finish (fade out, crashing down on the one, etc.) the tighter the final product will be. Which is the goal, right?</p> <p>(...and if you do decide to end the song with a fade out, make sure you record more than you think is necessary. You don't want a fade out that goes so long that it hits dead air 3/4 of the way through. That's just sloppy, you know? Sloppy.)</p> <br /><h3>7. Get Prepared</h3><br /><center><img src="http://www.checkoutmymelody.org/images/studio.jpg" width="700"></center> <p> Yeah, I bet you're thinking: "What? '<i>Get Prepared</i>'!? I lost my job, my girlfriend and my 401k because I've been practicing 24/7 exactly like you told me to, and NOW you say '<i>Get Prepared</i>'!?"</p> <p>Well sure, you've practiced your asses off and memorized every verse, chorus and bridge (and intro/outro as well, right?), but that's not the whole picture. Now your gear needs to match your mental outlook. You don't want to waste an otherwise perfectly amazing take with dull strings, cold vocal cords or a jangling drum kit.</p> <p>So go get your instrument fixed up, cleaned up and tuned up. If you're a guitarist or bassist, take it to a repair shop and get a set-up a few weeks before your session and repair any faulty jacks or noisy knobs. Throw some brand new strings on there a day or two before your session and break em in some so they sound great but don't go out of tune in between every take.</p> <p>If you are a drummer, you'll want to change those heads into something fresher, plus be sure to take care of any rattles whatsoever...it's the type of thing a good engineer will take valuable time fixing for in the studio, consequently eating up your recording budget too in the process. Also, you might want to oil that squeaky kick pedal (and/or drum throne) too, unless you want to end up like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAR7KmiCHto">this song</a>. Which you might, after all...</p> <p>Vocalist? You're not off the hook either. No adult drinks or cigarettes for a few days before your performance, and be sure to warm up thoroughly before standing in front of that expensive microphone. Bring some tea with lemon, if the studio doesn't provide it, and make sure you have lyrics printed out to accompany your memorization. You'll need that for notes from the engineer, or to keep track what you've tracked or not.</p> <p>What it all boils down to is that you want to put your best foot forward when recording and that not only means your foot should be ready to go, but your shoes as well.</p> <br /><h3>6. Bring Everything You Need (And Then Some)</h3><br /><center><img src="http://express-ec.native-instruments.com/fileadmin/knowledge/images/Traktor_PRO_2/1701_1_Recording.PNG" width="700"></center> <p>This is a simple one: Just like when you play a live show, be sure to bring backups of everything you could possibly use to your recording session.</p> <p>Most professional recording studios charge you by the hour, whether you are loading in, setting up microphones, tracking, mixing or burning off CD's; it makes no difference. So, if you are running off to Guitar Center for a brand new pack of strings you forgot to stow away in your gig bag, you've just paid twice for not bringing everything you need.</p> <p>And don't assume that the studio will have what you need, either; While they might have a paltry to decent selection of necessities, you can't count on them having and keeping it all in stock, and even worse, they might not carry the gauges, thickness, type or brands that you'd normally use. All it can take to ruin an otherwise great performance is using a string gauge way thicker than you'd usually use on your guitar, forcing you to change your style instead of just playing like you usually do. And that's what we are trying to avoid.</p> <p>Here's a small and woefully incomplete list of extra stuff you should consider bringing to your next studio session:</p> <ul><li>Instrument cables</li><br /><li>XLR cables</li><br /><li>Amplifier tubes</li><br /><li>Guitar and Bass strings</li><br /><li>Drum Heads</li></br /><li>Backup power adapters (for amps, keyboards, fx boxes, etc.)</li><br /><li>9 volt batteries for your guitar pedals or active electronics</li><br /><li>Plenty of picks</li><br /><li>...etc. etc. etc.</li><br /></ul> <p>Additionally, you'll want to pack a small tool kit to self-repair anything that might break. If the difference between having a successful session or prematurely cancelling your recording lies on bringing a Phillips head screwdriver, bringing a $3 tool should be obvious.</p> <p>So bring whatever you think might break or get lost or misplaced and the tools to fix it quickly. While you might not need it all, you'll be glad you have it when you do.</p> <br /><h3>5. Learn What It Means To Record</h3><br /><center><img src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYNSZ-la2WVwnwB-o4SAWFeAn1WaEtteMXsMsrFRB0nzXm4V9ULQ" width="700"></center> <p>And now a quick moment to inform you about how recording sessions actually work.</p> <p>Believe it or not, tracking your beloved songs in a professional studio isn't really like practicing or playing live at all. There's a lot of little idiosyncrasies that you'd never think would make a difference, but do your recording engineer a solid and listen to these quick tips to get you a head start in the studio.</p> <p>Practice playing to a metronome. The drummer especially, but everyone in the band should be rehearsing with one as well. It sounds easy, but it isn't if you haven't practiced it before. A metronome can help bridge "drumless" sections of songs together without everything going to shit, and even if none of your songs have these "drumless" parts, practicing with a metronome is a very valuable skill that helps you sound tight with the rest of the band.</p> <p>You're going to need your headphones on the whole time you are recording, so get used to em. You can't just ad lib a guitar solo over your previously recorded tracks without your cans on, hoping to miraculously sync together without hearing what you are doing. You are just going to waste your valuable time and have to re-do again, with the headphones back on.</p> <p>Plus, the engineer will want to strangle you.</p> <p>Also, understand the use and intention of "Scratch Tracks". In a recording studio setting, engineers ideally want each musician's sound as isolated as is possible. Sure, there'll be some bleed from the other instruments (it's difficult to get 100% separation in a "live" type session), but for the most part that won't really matter in the mixing stage.</p> <p>But with vocals we want things as clear as possible, and you can't really get that singing into a microphone while you are tracking the rest of the band. I mean, this isn't the 60's; we want our kick drums separated from our bass guitar (and actually even separated from the rest of the kit!), and we sure as hell do NOT want to track vocals in a extremely loud room.</p> <p>So in a perfect world, every band could just play through every song without "guidance" from the vocalist, keeping track of where everybody is in the song with his lyrics, and nail it every time. For the rest of you, however, the vocals are necessary to guide the rest of the band from section to section, and so a "scratch" version of the lyrics are recorded, no matter how terrible they might be, just to insure that the band stays on track. So don't lose your mind recording your "scratch" vocals...they most likely will be erased anyway.</p> <p>By the way, all of this goes exactly the same for guitar solos as well. Sorry guitarist guy who just wants to go back to his girlfriend and his Xbox.</p> <br /><h3>4. Make Sure You Talk To Your Engineer</h3><br /><center><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M6AhU-rDMSA/UJbV_B0GXAI/AAAAAAAACBM/MpKquYYVeVg/s1600/finished.jpg" width="700"></center> <p>You want to make sure that your band and the engineer are on the same page when it come to what you are looking for in a "final" product. Ask yourself:</p> <p><b><i>Looking to make a demo CD to hand out to clubs and promoters to get more gigs?</i></b> If so, the engineer won't waste your time re-doing "okay" takes until they become "great" takes, saving you money and time overall.</p> <p><i><b>Want to sell your finished product or get it on the radio?</b></i> You'll probably need to get your tracks Mastered, and that is a whole new set of instructions for your engineer to follow, depending on where you take it after he's done. You don't want to have to re-do a mix all over again, when he could've just done it right the first time, having accurate knowledge of what you were looking for from the beginning.</p> <p>Plus, it never hurts to explain what your band set up is along with what type of music and a brief run through of your songs to your engineer will definitely help in the long run in getting you what you are looking for. Giving your engineer a heads up on special requests, like a tracking a xylophone, or doing special 'clean' edits of the tracks is pretty helpful too.</p> <p>So be sure to communicate with your engineer early on, and alleviate these types of hassles for everybody.</p> <br /><h3>3. Nominate A Leader</h3><br /><center><img src="http://therecordingrevolution.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/recordinglight.jpeg" width="700"></center> <p>The next tip is for communication with the band itself.</p> <p>Making sure all the members of your group are all facing in the same direction when it comes to each song will definitely speed up the recording process as well as eliminate unnecessary fights over any miscommunication. Be sure everyone knows how the song should end up and what's most important in the final version of the music you are recording.</p> <p>But even with the whole band operating as a tight unit, you should still put one member in charge of the project with some weight in making decisions for the band and give him final say on contentious decisions.</p> <p>This eliminates endless, tedious and wasteful hen-pecking by individual musicians focusing on their own parts at the sake of the whole song. A bassist only interesting in getting his bass lines louder in the mix usually does so at the cost of the rest of the track, and an engineer caught in the middle of something like that isn't able to do his best job mixing when he's trying to please musicians instead of bands.</p> <br /><h3>2. Set Reasonable Expectations For Your Engineer</h3><br /><center><img src="http://sixstringsamurai.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/controls-wallpaper-1280x800.jpg" width="700"></center> <p>A lot of factors effect the outcome of your recording project, such as: Money, time, ability, professionalism, etc. and while the engineer is there to help you as much as he can to bring your musical dreams to life, he's not the reason why your drummer keeps going off time, or why the bassist insists on going to the outro instead of the bridge after that 2nd chorus. Your recording engineer is not why you sound un-inspiring or off-key in your vocal performance.</p> <p>It's all you.</p> <p>Sure, your engineer will do his best to cover up flubs and re-edit bad takes over and over (using up valuable and expensive studio time), but he's never going to be able to take a shit band and make them professional by pushing some button.</p> <p>Simply put: your engineer is not a magic genie who can make your every musical wish a reality.</p> <p>Auto-tune only re-pitches off-key vocals, but doesn't breathe life into dull takes. Pro Tools can quickly and easily edit a thousand times faster and better than anyone with 2" tape and a razor blade, but it can't take a shit performance and render it into a great one no matter what kind of Mac you have.</p> <p>So don't walk into the recording studio and expect the engineer to fix all your failures. in fact, he really won't even tell you when you are failing, like a producer would because in many cases, he's not even really a <i>true</i> producer most of the time.</p> <p>Unlike a producer, the engineer is not going to have the final say on a take, or let you know if you've done good or bad. He'll ask you what you want, but most importantly your engineer is not going to tell you what you <i>should</i> want.</p> <p>If he's any good, the engineer is more concerned about making you happy enough to come back and record your next album with him, not tell you the (sometimes) hard truth of how bad that last take sounded.</p> <p>If you want to be a professional musician, what you need is time, talent, drive and luck...NOT an recording engineer who can take your weak tracks and make you into something you are not. So instead of finding the best engineer, be the best musician you can be.</p> <br /><h3>1. Master It Somewhere Else</h3><br /><center><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3256/3186518833_39fd1dab6b.jpg" width="700"></center> <p>You won't need Mastering on your track(s) if you are planning on shopping your tracks to publishers or other artists as a songwriter, or if you are simply just making music for yourself (god forbid), but if you are planning on selling your music or sending it in for radio play, you'll definitely want to get your music in the hands of a Mastering Engineer.</p> <p>What you DON'T want to do is let your recording engineer do it himself, probably right at the end of a long night of working with your tracks, or even worse, trying to Master it yourself, whether you think you can or not.</p> <p>The problem isn't really that your recording engineer (or even yourself) isn't qualified to Master your tracks, it's more about getting a different set of ears listening with a fresh mindset. Something like this can make all the difference in the end, not only in improving your songs in the final stages of recording, but also in finding any irregularities you might have missed in the (most likely) tumultuous recording process. Finding one mistake that could potentially ruin a song is nearly invaluable.</p> <p>But still, after you've decided to take your music to a Mastering Engineer, it's really up to you on how involved you want to be throughout the process. Some people want to be in the studio for hours and hours after recording while their music is being fined tuned, while others are content (and usually exhausted by that point) to listen to the track afterwards, and give their notes or blessing.</p> <p>No matter what you decide, do yourself a favor and a professional...<i>another professional</i>...master your music.</p> <br /><h3>Conclusion</h3><br /> <p>Hey look, a Top Nine that actually has some useful information in it! Who'da thunk it?</p> <p>Tune in next month for: <i>Top Nine Pencil Erasers I Have Loved And Lost</i>.</p> <p>But seriously, send in your own personal tips and tricks for the studio, anything you think I may have missed, or just general compliments and accolades, and good luck with your own time in the studio.</p> <br /><br /><!--Mailing List Add On--><hr /><p style="font-size:9px; color: grey; font-style: italic;"> Contemplate taking a moment to join the <a href="http://eepurl.com/kkWRn" target="_blank">UNDOCUMENT MAILING LIST</a> for monthly updates, unreleased music, insights and atrocities all carried out in the name of undocument. There's a possibility you won't regret it. <a href="http://eepurl.com/kkWRn" target="_blank">Join Today!</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div id="fb-root"></div>
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In fact, large portions of lyrics and song titles from Grace would prove to be largely <a href="http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/1-nostradamus.jpg">prescient</a> about Buckley's end, while further adding to the <a href="https://image-cdn.zap2it.com/images/encyclopedia-brown.jpg">mystery</a> of this incomparable artist and his timeless music.</p> <p>So this month we get a tiny bit morbid as we celebrate one of the most acclaimed releases from one music's most talented stars, and explain all the really weird coincidences that announced his end in this month's <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2014/09/top-nine-ways-jeff-buckley-sang-about.html">Top Nine: Ways Jeff Buckley Sang About His Own Death</a></p> <br /><a name='more'></a> <br /><h3>9. "Lilac Wine"</h3><br /><center><iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5PC68rEfF-o?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p>The fourth track off of Grace is a somber cover of "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilac_Wine">Lilac Wine</a>", originally written by James Shelton, that makes an passing reference to something sinister right in the very first lines of the song:</p> <p><i><center>I lost myself on a cool damp night <br />Gave myself in that misty light </center></i></p> <p>The song is about the death of the narrator's lover, and the resulting heartache and intoxication that follows afterward, which may well serve as an analogy to Jeff's life and death as well.</p> <br /><h3>8. "Hallelujah" & "Corpus Christi Carol"</h3><br /><center><iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/y8AWFf7EAc4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p>In addition to "Lilac Wine", which we just covered at #9, two other tracks on Grace were cover songs not written by Jeff Buckley. This isn't surprising considering he was an avid performer of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kPUT_1d4dA">other</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubYDPqi6ht4">peoples</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUq9sgPqfJ8">work</a>, but when you are compiling a list of all the references to an artist's death on his debut album, you wouldn't think the songs he didn't even write would still be part of the conversation.</p> <p>But interestingly enough, both Buckley's masterpiece "Hallelujah" and "Corpus Christi Carol" are difficult to easily dismiss. Both songs are biblical or religious in nature and/or deal with sacrifice and loss; the cornerstones of any tragedy.</p> <p>Combining this thought with #1 on this list (don't you dare look ahead, you <a href="http://www.matthewmarkmiller.com/blog/TheCheat.jpg">cheater</a>), is that the album's title is also religious in nature as well, implying that this was pretty unlikely to be just a mere coincidence.</p> <br /><h3>7. "Mojo Pin"</h3><br /><center><iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Bawbk71Qh_g?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p>On "Mojo Pin", the album opener, Buckley has at least two different lines that could possibly relate to his death in 1997:</p> <p><i><center>This body will never be safe from harm </center></i></p> <p>Well, that's a given, but still it's a rather dire announcement to make in the opening moments of your first album. Later on, Buckley gives us this:</p> <p><i><center>Born again from the rhythm screaming down from heaven <br />Ageless, ageless <br />I'm there in your arms </center></i></p> <p>"<a href="http://guardianlv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Keanu-Reeves-Is-He-Immortal-650x331.jpg">Ageless</a>" is the key word here, and one way of putting the concept of death. Much like other rock heroes who died in their youth (Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison etc., etc., ad nauseum), each one have all been immortalized in death as their "perfect" and "ageless" selves, just like Jeff Buckley has since been immortalized.</p> <p>And speaking of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Richards">immortal</a>...</p> <br /><h3>6. "Eternal Life"</h3><br /><center><iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OFgHy-ia8RM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p>Continuing on with the "ageless" declaration from "Mojo Pin" (see #7, above), are the lyrics (and even title!) to the penultimate track off the album, "Eternal Life"; a genuinely hard rocking song in the style of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Temple_Pilots">Stone Temple Pilots</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam">Pearl Jam</a>, and where Buckley exclaims:</p> <p><i><center>Eternal Life is now on my trail <br />Got my red glitter coffin, man, just need one last nail </center></i></p> <p>and then later:</p> <p><i><center>When will I find the strength to bring me release? </center></i></p> <p>With the imagery of coffins and the direct mentioning of "release", these lyrics could sit perfectly beside a suicide letter without attracting attention, although I am loathe to imply or even think that Buckley would have taken his own life in the way contemporary <a href="http://kurtcobainssuicidenote.com/kurt_cobains_suicide_note.html">Kurt Cobain</a> had only a few short years before.</p> <br /><h3>5. "Lover, You Should've Come Over"</h3><br /><center><iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hXe1jpHPnUs?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p>One of the many majestic tracks from Grace is the touching and haunting "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lover,_You_Should%27ve_Come_Over">Lover, You Should've Come Over</a>". The very first line of the song reads:</p> <p><i><center>Looking out the door I see the rain fall upon the funeral mourners <br />Parading in a wake of sad relations as their shoes fill up with water </center></i></p> <p>Within the span of only a few moments, Buckley bridges the gap between death ("funeral mourners") and powerful imagery of water, which together make a correlation to his own death by drowning that is hard to ignore.</p> <p>The past tense conceit of the lyrics ("should've" instead of "should") also gives the song a distinct finality that a different artist may not have consciously thought to include.</p> <br /><h3>4. "Dream Brother" </h3><br /><center><iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YNPaKr6qzYg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p>Some of the most embarrassingly obvious lines connecting Buckley's lyrics and demise are the ones from "Dream Brother", for example:</p> <p><i><center>Ah, do you meet the one I love <br />and smell the one who loves you <br />Dream brother, dream brother, dream, dream <br />dream asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over </center></i></p> <p>Damn.</p> <p>You think that one's <a href="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/542626_10151338355295439_1572874984_n.png">crazy</a>? Try this:</p> <br /><h3>3. "So Real"</h3><br /><center><iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EcaxrqhUJ4c?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p>Okay, so these lines here actually creep me out a bit so let's just get this one out of the way as quick as possible:</p> <p><i><center>And I couldn't awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under... <br />...pulled me under </center></i></p> <p>Well, I wasn't going to say much more about this, but the fact that the song describes a <i>nightmare</i> where Jeff Buckley was being "<i>sucked in</i>" and "<i>pulled under</i>" and then decided on a whim to name the goddamn track "<b><i>So Real</i></b>", is fucking crazy, <i>right!?</i></p> <br /><h3>2. "Last Goodbye"</h3><br /><center><iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BtS0rwQK_pI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p>This one starts off strong:</p> <p><i><center>This is our last goodbye </center></i></p> <p>"<i>Last Goodbye</i>". Right out of the gate, we've got a song title that fits not only the theme of the song as a perfect breakup anthem, but also, and most distressingly, a song about the eventuality of death.</p> <p>For example:</p> <p><i><center>Just hear this and then I'll go <br />You gave me more to live for <br />More than you'll ever know </center></i></p> <p>Okay. That definitely sounds like a final farewell to those close to him, but this far into the list, you could probably see that coming, right? But what about the lines below? How familiar did these lyrics sound to Jeff's friends and family who finally mustered up the nerve to listen to this song after their loved one had died?</p> <p><i><center>Did you say 'no, this can't happen to me,' <br />And did you rush to the phone to call <br />Was there a voice unkind in the back of your mind <br />Saying maybe you didn't know him at all <br />You didn't know him at all, oh, you didn't know </center></i></p> <p>And then, a final bit of religious iconography to tie it all together if you still weren't convinced:</p> <p><i><center>Well, the bells out in the church tower chime <br />Burning clues into this heart of mine </center></i></p> <br /><h3>1. "Grace"</h3><br /><center><iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/eZSTTEoHVxo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p>Bringing it home in the number one spot this month is the aptly named "Grace", which continues and brings together the <a href="http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnbr86hTpk1qh59n0o1_r1_500.png">religious motif</a> that has weaved itself through the album it is named for. On the album's title track however, Jeff Buckley conjures up some of his most serious fucking lyrics to bring the point home:</p> <p><i><center>There's the moon asking to stay <br />Long enough for the clouds to fly me away <br />Well it's my time coming, I'm not afraid to die </center></i></p> <p>and later:</p> <p><i><center>My time has come <br />It reminds me of the pain <br />I might leave <br />Leave behind </center></i></p> <p>and if you haven't been paying attention up until now:</p> <p><i><center>And I feel them drown my name <br />So easy to know and forget with this kiss <br />I'm not afraid to go but it goes so slow </center></i></p> <p>By the way, his mention of the "moon", which obviously implies night, of course, relates to the time of day when Jeff died...and if "<i>and I feel them drown my name</i>" doesn't convince you that, I'm not sure what will.</p> <br /><h3>Conclusion</h3><br /> <p>Okay, next month we do something lighthearted and cheery okay? Like: "<a href="http://rewardedbehaviorcontinues.com/wp-content/themes/toolbox/images/puppy-face-02.jpg">Top</a> <a href="http://www.thelostogle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/puppies.jpg">Nine</a> <a href="http://animaljamwallpaper.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/english-bulldog-puppies-for-adoption-in-pa-10-cutest-english-bulldog-puppies-photos-all-puppiesbulldog-pictures-1024x819.jpg">Cutest</a> <a href="http://cdn.cutestpaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/l-Maltese-Puppies.jpg">Puppies</a>" or "<a href="http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/09/07/newest_flavor_sept_2011_custom.jpg?t=1315434247&s=15">Top Nine Ice Creams to Enjoy Right Now</a>".</p> <p>Man, I need a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4TGGtPzBU">drink</a>.</p> <!--Mailing List Add On--><hr /><p style="font-size:9px; color: grey; font-style: italic;"> Contemplate taking a moment to join the <a href="http://eepurl.com/kkWRn" target="_blank">UNDOCUMENT MAILING LIST</a> for monthly updates, unreleased music, insights and lovely poems all carried out in the name of undocument. 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We all use YouTube to "listen" to songs, but not always watch videos (this has to be one of the weirdest things about our current society), so I was extra careful to include not only good songs, but some damn decent videos as well.</p> <p>and so, with the recent cinematic release of my own video for "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvoWvqb8gdQ">This Lullaby</a>", I thought this would be a good time to show you a few other influential and just plain interesting videos I've also watched half a million times.</p> <p>So grab some popcorn, sit back, and...wait...who eats popcorn while watching a music video? What is wrong with you people? It's like 2:15 on a Saturday and you are already digging into some popcorn, just to watch some music videos on the internet? I just don't understand you people!</p> <p>Okay, okay, okay...without anymore interruptions, here's the <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2014/08/top-nine-favorite-music-videos-of-moment.html">Top Nine: Favorite Music Videos Of The Moment.</a></p> <br /><a name='more'></a> <br /><h3>9. "Down In The Valley" - The Head and the Heart</h3><br /><center><iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2iSQGWpy0qY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Head-Heart/dp/B004IXWI6E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1407528322&sr=8-3&keywords=The+Head+and+the+Heart">S/T : The Head and the Heart</a></p><br /><h3>8. "Ode To The Bouncer" - The Studio Killers</h3><br /><center><iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Lo-EmtXbFRg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Studio-Killers/dp/B00CZ4KGXK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407528274&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Studio+Killers">S/T : The Studio Killers</a></p><br /><h3>7. "Cruel" - St. Vincent</h3><br /><center><iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Itt0rALeHE8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strange-Mercy-St-Vincent/dp/B005775O5M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1407528240&sr=8-3&keywords=St.+Vincent">Strange Mercy : St. Vincent</a></p><br /><h3>6. "Hanging On" - Ellie Goulding</h3><br /><center><iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LcP2hBYKb8w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Halcyon-Ellie-Goulding/dp/B00ELCZSS2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1407528182&sr=8-2&keywords=Ellie+Goulding">Halcyon : Ellie Goulding</a></p><br /><h3>5. "R U Mine?" - Arctic Monkeys</h3><br /><center><iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/VQH8ZTgna3Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/AM-Arctic-Monkeys/dp/B00DKY4LBW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407528139&sr=8-1&keywords=Arctic+Monkeys">AM : Arctic Monkeys</a></p><br /><h3>4. "Knots" - Lisa Hannigan</h3><br /><center><iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/nYdPtcx-4mo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Passenger-Lisa-Hannigan/dp/B005DKGO1Q/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407528088&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=%26%2334%3BKnots%26%2334%3B+-+Lisa+Hannigan">Passenger : Lisa Hannigan</a></p><br /><h3>3. "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Miles Fisher</h3><br /><center><iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/G29d6RDSK1c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CXYLBW2/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp?ie=UTF8&qid=1407528043&sr=8-1-fkmr0">Video Music : Miles Fisher</a></p><br /><h3>2. "1901" - Birdy</h3><br /><center><iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jlaeJ6k75cY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Birdy/dp/B00722ZHG6/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407527978&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=%26%2334%3B1901%26%2334%3B+-+Birdy">S/T : Birdy</a></p><br /><h3>1. Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings - Father John Misty</h3><br /><center><iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KtOToiIDNRA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p style="font-size:10px;">For More Information: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007USZOGA/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp/184-0799180-2414626">Fear Fun : Father John Misty</a></p><br /><h3>Conclusion</h3> <p>Thanks for taking a listen to some of my favorite music videos. 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Not unless you count "<a href="http://download.lardlad.com/framegrabs/8F02/047.jpg">The Simpsons Go Calypso</a>" (<i>on CD and 8-Track!</i>). <i>Which you should</i>.</p> <p>Is it fun? Marginally...until you come to realize your favorite quote isn't on this list, making you belligerent and eventually incoherent as you recite your favorite Simpsons lines over and over again throughout your office building looking for some shred of validation.</p> <p>But will this post at least get me a lot of page views? Oh, <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Mos_def_retouched.jpg">most definitely</a>.</p> <p>That being said, let's all enjoy this month's <a href="http://undocumentmusic.blogspot.com/2014/07/top-nine-classic-quotes-from-simpsons.html">Top Nine: Classic Quotes From The Simpsons</a>.</p> <br /><a name='more'></a> <br /><h3>9. Put it in H! (<i><a href="http://www.snpp.com/episodes/9F07.html">Mr. Plow</a></i>)</h3><br /> <center><img src="http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100717053527/simpsons/images/f/f0/Crazyv.jpg" width="500"/></center> <p><b>Foreign Car Salesman</b>: She'll go 300 hectares on a single tank of kerosene.<br /><b>Homer</b>: What country is this car from?<br /><b>Foreign Car Salesman</b>: It no longer exists, but take her for a test-drive and you'll agree [<i>speaks Russian-esque jumble</i>]<br /><br />[<i>Salesman pushing the sub-mini-compact car as Homer tries to drive crammed into the drivers seat</i>]<br /><br /><b>Foreign Car Salesman</b>: [<i>yelling</i>] <b><i>Put it in H!</i></b></p> <br /><br /><h3>8. Good gravy! (<i><a href="http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F09">Grade School Confidential</a></i>)</h3><br /><center><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mddu2mYIva1rsjyv2o1_500.jpg" width="500"></center> <p><b>Bart</b>: You are never going to guess what I saw at Martin's party after you guys left. You know that playhouse? Well, I...<br /><b>Skinner</b>: [<i>overhearing</i>] Good gravy!<br /><b>Cafeteria Worker</b>: <b><i>Oh, thank you. It's just brown and water.</i></b><br /></p> <br /><br /><h3>7. You don't win friends with salad! (<i><a href="http://www.snpp.com/episodes/3F03.html">Lisa the Vegetarian</a></i>)</h3><br /><center><iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uei-v79p1ck" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><p><b>Homer</b>: All normal people love meat. If I went to a barbeque and there was no meat, I would say 'Yo Goober! Where's the meat?'. I'm trying to impress people here Lisa. You don't win friends with salad."<br /><b>Bart & Homer</b>: (singing) "<b><i>You don't win friends with salad!</i></b>…You don't win friends with salad!…You don't win friends with salad!<br /> <br />[<i>Marge joins in</i>]<br /><br /> <b>Lisa</b>: Mom!<br /><b>Marge</b>: I don't mean to take sides, I just got caught up in the rhythm. </p> <br /><br /><h3>6. Nobody likes Milhouse! (<i><a href="http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F01.html">Lisa's Date with Density</a></i>)</h3><br /><center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zc5KN5tYDXc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p><b>Mr. Largo</b>: Miss Simpson, do you find something funny about the word "<i>tromboner</i>"?<br /><b>Lisa</b>: No, sir. I was laughing at something outside.<br /><b>Sherri</b>: She was looking at Nelson!<br /><b>Class</b>: [<i>singsong</i>] Lisa likes Nelson!<br /><b>Milhouse</b>: She does not!<br /><b>Class</b>: [<i>singsong</i>] Milhouse likes Lisa!<br /><b>Janey</b>: He does not!<br /><b>Class</b>: [<i>singsong</i>] Janey likes Milhouse!<br /><b>Uter</b>: She does not!<br /><b>Class</b>: [<i>singsong</i>] Uter likes Milhouse.<br /><b>Mr. Largo</b>: [<i>angrily</i>] <b><i>Nobody likes Milhouse!</i></b> Lisa, you've got detention! </p> <br /><br /><h3>5. ...the turkey’s a little dry!? (<i><a href="http://www.snpp.com/episodes/8F02.html">Treehouse of Horror II</a></i>)</h3><br /><center><img src="http://deadhomersociety.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/treehouse-of-horror-ii1.png?w=655" width="500" /></center> <p><b>Homer</b>: I’ll make a wish that can’t backfire. I wish for a turkey sandwich, on rye bread, with lettuce and mustard and...<i>and</i>...I don’t want any <i>zombie turkeys</i>, I don’t want to turn into a turkey myself, and I don’t want any other weird surprises. You got it?<br /><br />[<i>sandwich appears</i>]<br /><br /><b>Homer</b>: Hey! Not bad...nice hot mustard...good bread...the turkey’s a little dry...<b><i>the turkey’s a little dry!?</i></b> [<i>falls to his knees</i>] Oh, foul accursed thing! What demon from the depths of hell created thee? </p> <br /><br /><h3>4. The doll's trying to kill me and the toaster's been laughing at me! (<i><a href="http://www.snpp.com/episodes/9F04.html">Treehouse of Horror III</a></i>)</h3><br /><center><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cae8f513a382ee7b0a1dcb3f425195a0/tumblr_mf6brrCltw1rtr3kno1_1280.png" width="500"></center> <p><b>Evil Krusty Doll</b>: Guess who, Fat boy!!<br /><b>Homer</b>: [<i>being attacked by the doll</i>] Marge! Marge! Look!<br /><b>Marge</b>: Oh my God!<br /><b>Homer</b>: <b><i>The doll's trying to kill me and the toaster's been laughing at me!</i></b><br /></p> <br /><br /><h3>3. Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? (<i><a href="http://www.snpp.com/episodes/3F18.html">Twenty-Two Short Films About Springfield</a></i>)</h3><br /><center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/S-yTpaESzkU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p><b>Skinner</b>: [<i>Yawns</i>] Well, that was wonderful. Good time was had by all. I'm pooped.<br /><b>Chalmers</b>: Yes, I guess I should be... [<i>Sees kitchen is on fire</i>] Good Lord, what is happening in there?<br /><b>Skinner</b>: ...Aurora Borealis?<br /><b>Chalmers</b>: <b><i>Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?</i></b><br /><b>Skinner</b>: Yes.<br /><b>Chalmers</b>: …may I see it?<br /><b>Skinner</b>: Oh, uh...No.<br /><b>Agnes</b>: Seymour, the house is on fire!<br /><b>Skinner</b>: No, Mother, it's just the Northern Lights. </p> <br /><br /><h3>2. Yeah, you heard me, Phil...two measly, stinkin' grapes. (<i><a href="http://www.snpp.com/episodes/7F13.html">Homer vs. Lisa and the Eighth Commandment</a></i>)</h3><br /><center><img src="http://i.imgur.com/84Tv7.jpg" width="500" /></center> <p><b>Supermarket Employee</b>: Anything else?<br /><b>Marge</b>: Yes, I ate two grapes. Please charge me for them.<br /><b>Supermarket Employee</b>: Two grapes? Who cares?<br /><b>Marge</b>: Please...just charge me for them.<br /><b>Supermarket Employee</b>: [<i>into microphone</i>] Yeah, I need a price check on two grapes. <b><i>Yeah, you heard me, Phil...two measly, stinkin' grapes.</i></b></p> <br /><br /><h3>1. "It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times?" (<a href="http://www.snpp.com/episodes/9F15.html">Last Exit To Springfield</a>)</h3><br /><center><iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/no_elVGGgW8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> <p><b>Mr. Burns</b>: This is a thousand monkeys working at a thousand typewriters. Soon, they'll have finished the greatest novel known to man...all right, let's see... [<i>begins to read</i>]…"<b><i>It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times</i></b>?" You stupid monkey!</p> <br /> <center><img src="http://38.media.tumblr.com/95b45d0e7ddcfde757cd319842b92c17/tumblr_n7xbv2845T1qfrrv2o1_500.gif"></center><br /><h3>Conclusion</h3> <p>It's safe to say that this Top Nine wouldn't have been possible without assistance from my sister, who not only is a veritable fountain of Simpsons quotes but is currently living in <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/33844">the land of chocolate</a>, so a special thanks goes out to her.</p> <p>For the rest of you, feel free to bombard me with the literally thousands of other great Simpsons quotes I know I've missed in the comments section. 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